melissa oxley and james matlean's attorney kent stover firmly agreed, only half a measure of justice since dawn is protected by that immunity agreement she signed with the d.a. >> james is not the type of boy who's going to go out and commit a murder in the hopes that dawn will find it acceptable. he didn't do this as a surprise gift. >> reporter: dawn herself declined our request for an interview. but her mom, the retired deputy sheriff, has remained in her corner. >> i know that a lot of people believe that. that it was a blatant conspiracy on her part. but i don't think dawn really wanted ben dead. i don't think dawn was there. >> reporter: you're trying to hold it all together. all the way along and even now. >> you have to understand.